16 h. ago 'Outstanding' North Face favourite gets a rare 55% discount on lesser

The on-trend discounted winter warmer has been described as "spot on"

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20 h. ago Remember hedgehog flavour? Moon cheese? The weirdest, wildest, coolest crisp packet designs ever

From the Space Raiders cooked up by a 2000AD artist to Odduns with their Dark Side of the Moon style packet, we pop open a new 140-page celebration of crisps and the garishly beautiful bags they’re sold inWould you eat a smoky spider flavour Monster Munch? What about a Bovril crisp, cooked up to celebrate the release of Back to the Future? Then there’s hedgehog flavour – and even a Wallace and Gromit corn snack designed to capture the unique taste of moon cheese, which the duo rocketed off to collect in A Grand Day Out.All these salty, crunchy and perhaps even tasty snacks are celebrated in UK Crisp Packets 1970-2000, a 140-page compendium that delves into the colourful, often strange and occasionally wild world of crisp packet design. The book will come as a heavy hit of nostalgia for many people, featuring various childhood favourites – Chipsticks, Frazzles, Snaps – along with the lesser known and the rare. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago A 10p masterpiece! The golden age of crisp packet design, from Chipsticks to Frazzles to Hedgehogs

Aliens drawn by a 2000AD artist, graphics echoing the Dark Side of the Moon cover, Dennis the Menace fronting bacon and baked bean flavour we pop open a new 140-page celebration of the weirdest, wildest crisp bags everWould you eat a smoky spider flavour Monster Munch? What about a Bovril crisp, cooked up to celebrate the release of Back to the Future? Then there’s hedgehog flavour – and even a Wallace and Gromit corn snack designed to capture the unique taste of moon cheese, which the duo rocketed off to collect in A Grand Day Out.All these salty, crunchy and perhaps even tasty snacks are celebrated in UK Crisp Packets 1970-2000, a 140-page compendium that delves into the colourful, often strange and occasionally wild world of crisp packet design. The book will come as a heavy hit of nostalgia for many people, featuring various childhood favourites – Chipsticks, Frazzles, Snaps – along with the lesser known and the rare. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 'World's sexiest ice hockey star' shows fans their 'favourite view' with rare snaps

The ‘world’s sexiest ice hockey star’ has treated her fans to their ‘favourite view’ as she uploaded rare snaps that has left her followers hot under the collar

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1 week ago Rare Nestle chocolate bar that’s ‘just like’ discontinued 90s favourite is spotted BACK on Home Bargains shelves

A RARE Nestlé chocolate bar that shoppers say is “just like” a discontinued 90s favourite has been spotted back on Home Bargains shelves. For generations, the original bar was a childhood staple, instantly recognisable for its milk chocolate and animal shapes moulded into each segment. Its disappearance in November 2023, after almost 60 years, left...

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3 w. ago From childhood staple to luxury food: how Nigeria’s jollof became too expensive to eat

High inflation and a cost of living crisis mean that the familiar favourite has become a rare Detty December treat for many in the countryIn Lagos, the holiday season is well under way. For weeks, the roads have been jammed with traffic, concerts headlined by Afrobeats superstars are drawing crowds, and choice spots are filled with residents, returnees and tourists looking to indulge in the month-long enjoyment of Detty December.But the spotlight is on the contents of kitchen pots as much as it is on those shuffling to the trendy Oblee dance steps in clubs and street parties. Continue reading...

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